User blog comment:Corbus/Castra Praetoria/@comment-4423064-20111214001004

''Lucien heads into the main hall of Castle Florlet. Within it a great feast is laid out, Severus Septimus at the head of the table. All along its length vermin patrols shove food down their mouths with no mind for any manners woodlanders would have, Lucien tries to sit slightly away from the rest to keep from getting hit by a stray bird bone. After a few minutes of this Severus stands up, calling them all to attention''

"I'm sure you're all wondering why I have brought you here. And I can tell you right now it wasn't just for a feast. No, our plans are about to truly begin. I will be sending each of your patrols away from this castle to the edge of the desert, where the forests begin and my territory ends. But not for long, once you reach these locations there will be a border village or outpost of Lapin. You are to destroy each of them and establish yourselves in their place. If all goes well this simultaneous attack will break his outer line and allow us to infiltrate his defences. You'll all head out by tomorrow night. And get used to walking in the day again, the forest wont be as hot as you are used to in the desert."